Two Australian punters are celebrating the collects of a lifetime after they both successfully secured the first four in the Melbourne Cup. 

In what is the ultimate Melbourne Cup windfall, one punter’s $100 investment netted them a staggering A$3.2 million. 

Another punter has taken home the full A$728,000 first four dividend as well after his $24 mystery bet saluted. 

The A$3.2m collect was placed with online bookie Ladbrokes. 

“They boxed Knight’s Choice, Warp Speed, Okita Soushi and Zardozi and have turned their $100 investment into $3.2 million, which is already in their Ladbrokes account,” the Ladbrokes spokesperson said. 

“The customer initially thought they had won $780,000, so you can imagine their surprise when the full dividend was revealed. 

“It is a life-changing result and shows that anything can happen in the Melbourne Cup.” 

The second punter, who placed the mystery first four at the Bairnsdale RSL, outlaid just $24 to collect the full dividend. 

The TAB machine dished out the numbers 11, 4, 12 and 14, with the punter’s life now turned upside down given the monstrous payout. 

“Meanwhile, on a day of big dividends, the Melbourne Cup quaddie also was worth a fortune – and for good reason too. 

In order to get a slice of the $512,000 dividend you had to find: Knight’s Choice ($63), Catoggio ($35), Fancify ($6.30), and Bel Air ($12.40). — racing.com